Break-away multi-purpose flooring transition

Abstract

The invention is a joint cover assembly for covering a gap adjacent an edge of a panel that covers a sub-surface, and a method of covering such a gap. The assembly can be manipulated to form an end molding, a T-molding, a hard surface reducer, a carpet reducer, and/or a stair nose molding.

We claim: 
     
       1. A kit comprising:
 a first molding element comprising an upper section having an exposed surface and a foot depending therefrom; and 
 a second molding element comprising: 
 an upper surface, capable of being joined to the first molding element; 
 a lower surface having a spacing gap therein; and 
 at least two lateral surfaces; and 
 a track; the track comprising at least one upstanding protrusion, the protrusion sized and shaped so as to fit into the spacing gap, the track extending beyond the upstanding protrusion. 
 
     
     
       2. The kit of  claim 1 , wherein the second molding element is sized and shaped to form a molding selected from the group consisting of a transition molding, a hard surface reducer, a carpet reducer, a wall base molding, a stair nose, and a quarter round molding when joined in a first orientation to first molding element and a second, different, molding selected from the group consisting of a transition molding, a hard surface reducer, a carpet reducer, a wall base molding, a stair nose, and a quarter round molding when joined to the first molding element in a second orientation. 
     
     
       3. A joint cover assembly for covering a gap between two floor elements covering a subsurface, the assembly comprising:
 a first molding element comprising an upper section having an exposed surface and a foot depending therefrom; and 
 a second molding element comprising: 
 an upper surface, joined to the first molding element; 
 a lower surface having at least one spacing gap therein; and 
 at least two lateral surfaces; and, 
 
       a track, the track comprising at least one upstanding protrusion the protrusion sized and shaped so as to fit into the at least one spacing gap, the track extending beyond the upstanding protrusion and at least partially beneath the second molding element. 
     
     
       4. The joint cover assembly of  claim 3 , wherein the joint cover assembly is one molding selected from the group consisting of a transition molding, a hard surface reducer, a carpet reducer, a wall base molding, and a quarter round molding. 
     
     
       5. The joint cover assembly of  claim 3 , wherein the track extends beneath the entire second molding element. 
     
     
       6. The joint cover assembly of  claim 3 , wherein an adhesive is utilized between the upper surface and the first molding element. 
     
     
       7. The joint cover assembly of  claim 3 , wherein an outer surface of the second molding element is substantially vertical and an opposed surface of the second molding element tapers upwardly towards the first molding element.